Most physicians are familiar with the necessity of Continuing Medical Education (CPE), although many ignore the impact of education on the medical practice’s employees -- one of the major assets of any practice.  Fortunately, the cost of continuing education, as well as training and educating the practice’s employees can often...

Attrition rates in general surgery programs remain high, with many would-be surgeons switching to another program or specialty, according to a meta-analysis in JAMA Surgery. Reviewing 22 studies on residents from general surgery programs, the authors concluded that overall attrition prevalence among residents was 18% (95% CI 14%-21%), reported Mohammed...

Physician's Weekly, a point-of-care company that provides continuing medical education services to physicians, has launched its first CME course using Facebook Live. Physicians like to consume information on sites such as Facebook, which are already part of their daily lives, said Ezra Ernst, CEO of Physician's Weekly. With that idea in mind,...

DEERFIELD & CHICAGO, Ill. – Dec. 20, 2016 – As Walgreens focuses on new ways to help support the development of next-generation healthcare technology, products and services, today the company joins Chicago-based healthcare incubator and innovation community, MATTER, in announcing a new strategic relationship. Walgreens will collaborate with healthcare innovators across...

CORAL GABLES, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC) and Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center (Bronx-Lebanon) have signed a 10-year affiliation agreement to enable AUC medical students to complete clinical training in the hospital. This agreement builds on a six-year collaboration that has enabled more than 1,000 AUC students...

A medical school partnership between the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, The Medical Center and Western Kentucky University has the potential to positively affect everything from the local economy to patient care in Bowling Green. UK announced in February it would expand its medical school through a partnership with...

JANESVILLE — The alarm sounds. A man has been stabbed in the nursing home and is bleeding to death. Fortunately, help is on the way. An ambulance arrives, the gurney is wheeled in and the suffering man is stabilized. Did emergency medical technicians save the man? No, they were students...

Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine became a reality Sunday, according to information released by Geisinger. The Danville-based health system announced in September it had acquired Scranton-based The Commonwealth Medical College (TCMC), pending regulatory approvals from local, state and accrediting agencies. Those approvals were met and the legal integration went into effect Jan.

Thomas Jefferson University’s Institute of Emerging Health Professions received a $3 million gift from Australian philanthropists, Barry and Joy Lambert, to support its Center for Medical Cannabis Education and Research. The center will be renamed The Lambert Center for the Study of Medicinal Cannabis and Hemp at Thomas Jefferson University...

The Cannabis Care Certification (CCC) program is a new, an online program designed to provide quality information about medical cannabis to individuals who are starting or considering cannabis therapy, and healthcare professionals looking to learn about the endocannabinoid system and medical cannabis. Launched by the Americans for Safe Access, a...